Sydness Architects is a New York City-based

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firm founded by K. Jeffries Sydness AIA in 1996."K. Jeffries Sydness, Principal"
on the Sydness Architects website. Accessed: January 27, 2011. Other senior members of the firm are Associates Matthew M. Ruopoli, AIA and Melissa Carolina Cheing, AIA. Prior to forming Sydness Architects, Sydness was a partner at

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, whose founding principals were

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and

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. He began at the firm in 1979, and was made partner in 1988."About the Company: Strategic Partners"
on the LGA Worldwide website. Accessed: January 27, 2011. In his thirteen years at Johnson/Burgee, Sydness designed several landmark buildings including the Takashimaya Building in New York,

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and the Conrad International Hotel in

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. One of Sydness Architects' first projects, completed in 2001, was the 37-story, 328-room St. Regis Shanghai Hotel, in

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. ''

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'' called the hotel's design, which won an international design competition, " brilliant as it is simple." In 2005, the firm took on the restoration of the 104-year-old Second Church of Christ, Scientist on

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and West 68th Street in

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, New York City. Their work was scheduled to clean the facade, reinforce the

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, fix leaks which had developed in the copper dome and illuminate the skylight. Sydness Architects designed two contemporary luxury condominium towers for the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, near the

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: The Alexander, a 24-story building for 250 East 49th Street, and the Alexander Plaza, a 25-story tower at 315 East 46th Street, which was under construction, but was put on hold after six stories had been built – although the purchase of the site by the

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has put the fate of the project in doubt. The firm won an invited design competition to re-design the grand banking hall and lobby at 700 Louisiana Street in Houston. Built in 1983, the iconic building, originally the Republic Bank Tower, is a landmark in the city. "The estimated $20 million project...will add 35,000 square fee to the already 1.25 million-square-foot-property.""Architectural Icon In Downtown Houston Getting A $20M Update"
on Forbes.com. Accessed: October 1, 2018. Sydness Architects has a large portfolio of corporate interiors work in dozens of Manhattan office buildings, as well as lobby renovations. The firm continues to design a wide variety of project types including residential, hospitality and commercial buildings.

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* {{Official website, http://www.sydnessarchitects.com Architecture firms based in New York City